By Emilio Frenk
Director: Luke Scott
Cast: Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Toby Jones, Michael Yare, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Cox and Paul Giamatti.
Rating: Poor.
Luke Scott, the son of director Ridley Scott who made memorable films like “Alien” and “Blade Runner” made his debut with “Morgan” and this had the potential of being a great thriller but it didn’t.
The movie starts when Morgan (Anya Taylor-Joy) a girl created and raised by a group of scientists throws a fit and attacks Dr. Kathy Grieff (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
This brings the attention of Lee Weathers (Kate Mara) a corporate risk consultant that goes to the facility where Morgan was created and must determine if Morgan is in a safe environment or she must be terminated before she causes more damage to others.
“Morgan” started with a very interesting first act of the film but once we landed in the second act of the film the movie led to a downward spiral.
The mayor problem I found in “Morgan” was the fact that for a thriller the movie was too slow and it was not engaging and this are the elements that you need for a movie of this genre and I didn’t see them here.
The premise of the movie was really interesting and I think the movie had the potential on delivering the goods but this wasn’t the case.
The use of excessive flashbacks was one the things that ruined this film and bothered me since I think it’s a cheap way to justify your characters.
It might have worked with just one but they used it more than once, leading to over explaining the movie and of to boredom.
I was never convinced of Kate Mara’s performance as a troubleshooter and I do have a huge respect towards her. We have seen her in shows like “House of Cards” where she was fantastic and in “The Martian” directed by Ridley Scott.
I do think that Luke Scott is a director that can deliver the goods and and it’s very unfortunate that this wasn’t the case.
As a critic and viewer I was expecting a different climax or at least that something was going to happen but instead I was only laughing at the result that is was both preposterous and silly.
I do like the look of the film that was very dark but in terms of narrative and story it stop interesting me when the use of elements that they weren’t needed were shown.
I hope “Morgan” is a lesson experience for Luke Scott who I do wish to see him in more films since he had good intentions and tried to do his best but it was not good enough.
“Morgan” is one of the most ridiculous thrillers I’ve seen in a while and I cannot give it a recommendation for what I just mentioned earlier on.